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Early voting in Tift County wraps up

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TIFT COUNTY, Ga. (WTXL) - If you thought the election season was over, it's still on in Georgia

Voters are getting ready for the runoff races.

<Secretary of state and public service commissioner candidates had to have 51 percent of the votes and neither met the criteria. Officials report that voter turnout was steady for the last day of early voting in Tift county on Friday.

"It's not as steady as it had been in our previous elections, but it's been steady. They still have an interest in voting."

People voted in person at the board of elections Friday, but you go to your own precinct to vote Tuesday. The official runoff election day is Tuesday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and there's no Saturday or Monday voting. People in Tifton say it's important to get to the polls.

Tift county board of elections mailed out 464 absentee ballots, and got 72 back, with more to come during the weekend. Absentee ballots have to be in the office by 7 p.m. Tuesday.